Tomb Raiding: My Family's Last Clan Chief is Little Brother

Chapter 50 Bronze Branch
Oh right! According to the original plot, Lao Yang should have sneaked out to dig up bronze tree branches last night. Then Wu Xiaoxie discovered that Lao Yang was acting strangely in the middle of the night, and the two even had an argument. Lao Yang then made up some stories to fool Wu Xiaoxie.

But these things don't seem to have happened now. Where did things go wrong?

Zhang Wuxun was completely confused at this moment and could only ask the system in his mind.

[System, do you know what happened last night? Why do I feel like I've forgotten something again?]
The system did not respond.

Zhang Wuxun felt even stranger and asked three times in a row before the system finally spoke.

[Sorry, host. 】

The consciousness within that bronze tree branch wanted to possess the host, so I had no choice but to temporarily put the host's consciousness into a slumber.

Zhang Wuxun frowned. [What exactly happened last night?]
The system briefly recounted the events of last night in just a few words.

Zhang Wuxun grew increasingly horrified as he listened. [If a single twig could possess me, wouldn't the entire bronze tree be able to tear me apart and devour me?!]
The system paused for a moment, then continued.

[Host, rest assured, I have absorbed the energy within that lone bronze tree, and crushed and eliminated the predatory consciousness that arose from it. The true main body of the bronze tree will not possess you.]

Zhang Wuxun sneered, "[So you really are related to the Bronze Tree, or are you the consciousness of the Bronze Tree itself?]"
The system remained silent for a few seconds before choosing to downplay the issue.

The system will not harm the host.

Zhang Wuxun was extremely worried. "How do you know the consciousness within the Bronze Tree won't take the opportunity to control you and kill me? Or are you more powerful than the Bronze Tree?"
The system's voice carried a hint of helplessness as it explained:

[The Bronze Tree's consciousness is adept at learning, much like how one is influenced by one's surroundings. The place where that branch is buried must contain the corpse of a greedy and wicked person in life. That person's consciousness before death influenced the Bronze Tree branch. Since the host possesses the Bronze Tree's energy, the first thing that consciousness did upon sensing the host was to plunder it, rather than merge with it.]

Zhang Wuxun threatened fiercely, "[If you dare to lie to me, I'll... I'll...]"
After thinking it over, he realized that he didn't seem to have anything that could threaten the system.

Damn it, I'm so angry!
"Wooden fish? What are you thinking about? Hurry up and catch up." Wu Xiaoxie turned around and called to him.

"Coming!" Zhang Wuxun replied and quickly followed.

He quickly took two steps closer to Wu Xiaoxie's ear and whispered, "Tianzhen, I remember what happened last night."

Wu Xiaoxie's eyes widened, he stopped in his tracks, and exclaimed in surprise, "Really?"

Zhang Wuxun nodded, signaling him to keep going. "I'll tell you the details later. For now, just follow Lao Yang and see where he's taking us."

Wu Xiaoxie hummed in agreement; that was also his plan. His previously anxious heart relaxed, and now that Muyu remembered, he felt an overwhelming sense of security.

Returning to the fork in the road, Lao Yang took the right-hand path.

Zhang Wuxun and Wu Xiaoxie exchanged a glance, and Wu Xiaoxie gestured with his lips behind Lao Yang's back.

Zhang Wuxun nodded, and the two followed.

After crossing a mountain stream, there are a few small tiled houses ahead. Go around them and you'll find the village. At the village entrance, a few old men are leaning against stone benches, eating fried dough sticks.

Wu Xiaoxie stared at it longingly, his face clearly showing his desire to eat it.

However, they originally planned to bypass the village and go around it.

Lao Yang smacked his lips, somewhat tempted, "How about...we buy two?"

"Buy it if you want to eat it." Zhang Wuxun smiled and walked into the village.

Wu Xiaoxie grinned and followed along.

He had spent almost all his cash back in town, and now his pockets were completely empty, practically licked clean, with only a few bank cards left.

Thinking of this, Wu Xiaoxie couldn't help but glare at Lao Yang. Lao Yang chuckled awkwardly and followed behind.

I bought twenty fried dough sticks from a family. They also had soy milk, so I bought three bowls and ate them in peace.

Lao Yang wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and said, "I'll take you two to find an old hunter who can guide us into the mountains."

They arrived at a two-story tile-roofed house at the back of the village, seemingly familiar with the place.

An old man with a white beard was sleeping in the sun on a deck chair by the door.

Old Yang went over and greeted him very skillfully, "Old Liu, sunbathing?"

The white-bearded old man squinted at Lao Yang for a long time, then said, "Oh dear, this man is old, and his eyesight is failing him. Who are you?"

Lao Yang chatted with him for a few minutes and then told him the purpose of his trip.

"No, no." The white-bearded old man shook his head, refusing. "We can't go into the mountains at this time, and I won't be leading a team. This old man advises you not to go into the mountains either."

"Why?" Wu Xiaoxie asked, puzzled.

It's autumn now, the sky is clear and the air is crisp, isn't this the perfect time to go hunting in the mountains? Why not go?

"I'm not saying the whole mountain is off-limits." Old Liu picked up the teacup on the small table, took a sip, and spat out a tea leaf. "I'm saying the place you're going to is off-limits."

Zhang Wuxun pulled up a low stool and sat down, smiling as he asked, "How did you know where we were going?"

Old Liu chuckled and said calmly, "Besides that place, you outsiders probably don't have any other destinations to go to."

Outsiders? It seems someone had been to this village before them and had also looked for Old Man Liu.

It's probably Uncle Tai's gang.

"Then tell me, why can't we go into that place?" Zhang Wuxun asked.

"What?" Old Liu put down his teacup. "You really want to go into Jiazigou? That's a death sentence."

He shook his head, hummed a Qinqiang opera tune, and got up to go inside.

Zhang Wuxun stopped him, took out a hundred yuan from his pocket and shook it, "Now you can tell me."

Old Liu was clearly tempted; his lips moved, and his eyes kept glancing at the bills.

Seeing this, Zhang Wuxun took out another bill. Before he could speak, Old Liu swiftly snatched away two red bills. His movements were so quick that you couldn't tell he was an eighty-year-old man.

Wu Xiaoxie's lips twitched. Sure enough, money makes the world go round. One bill wasn't enough, so he used two.

Old Liu sat back down in his recliner. “It’s not that I’m keeping it a secret, everyone in my village who hunts knows about this. This place is haunted this time of year, really haunted.”

“There was another group of people ahead of you who went to Jiazigou and refused to listen to advice.”

Lao Yang interjected, "Haunted? What kind of ghost? When we went there last time... nothing happened."

Upon hearing this, Old Liu looked at Lao Yang carefully and suddenly realized, "Oh, no wonder you look familiar. Last time I was afraid of scaring you, so I didn't tell you that place is actually a plank road for ghost soldiers. If you're really unlucky enough to run into it, your soul will be taken away to meet the King of Hell."

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